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The Acts of the Apostles. The Acts of the Apostles, the second volume of Luke’s two-volume work, continues Luke’s presentation of biblical history, describing how the salvation promised to Israel in the Old Testament and accomplished by Jesus has now under the guidance of the holy Spirit been extended to the Gentiles.
The Acts of the Apostles (Koinē Greek: Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων, Práxeis Apostólōn; Latin: Actūs Apostolōrum) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its message to the Roman Empire.. Acts and the Gospel of Luke make up a two-part work, Luke–Acts, by the same anonymous author.
THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES The Acts of the Apostles, the second volume of Luke’s two-volume work, continues Luke’s presentation of biblical history, describing how the salvation promised to Israel in the Old Testament and accomplished by Jesus has now under the guidance of the holy Spirit been extended to the Gentiles.
The Acts of the Apostles. Home; EGW Writings; Books; The Acts of the Apostles. Read; Contents; Details; Preface; Chapter 1—God's Purpose for His Church; Chapter 2—The Training of the Twelve; Chapter 3—The Great Commission; Chapter 4—Pentecost; Chapter 5—The Gift of the Spirit; Chapter 6—At the Temple Gate; Chapter 7—A Warning ...
(Acts 9:1–19; Acts 22:1–21) 1 Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense: 2 “King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews, 3 especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies.
Acts of the Apostles, fifth book of the New Testament, a valuable history of the early Christian church. Acts was written in Greek, presumably by the Evangelist Luke, whose gospel concludes where Acts begins, namely, with Christ’s Ascension into heaven.
* [1:1–26] This introductory material (Acts 1:1–2) connects Acts with the Gospel of Luke, shows that the apostles were instructed by the risen Jesus (Acts 1:3–5), points out that the parousia or second coming in glory of Jesus will occur as certainly as his ascension occurred (Acts 1:6–11), and lists the members of the Twelve, stressing ...
Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven - In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke ...
Acts of the Apostles 1. 1. The Promise of the Holy Spirit. 1 In my first book # 1:1 The reference is to the Gospel of Luke. I told you, Theophilus, about everything Jesus began to do and teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions through the Holy Spirit.
The title “Acts of the Apostles” was probably given to this Book many years after the death of the author. In fact, the title corresponds only imperfectly to the contents of the work, since it follows in some detail the story of only two of the apostles: Peter and Paul.
